Taliparamba Assembly constituency

Taliparamba State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is M. V. Govindan of CPI(M).

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Taliparamba Assembly constituency

Taliparamba State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is M. V. Govindan of CPI(M).

Local self-governed segments

Taliparamba Assembly constituency

Taliparamba Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:

<table><thead><tr><th>Sl no.</th><th>Name</th><th>Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)</th><th>Taluk</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Anthoor</td><td>Municipality</td><td>Taliparamba</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Taliparamba</td><td>Municipality</td><td>Taliparamba</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Chapparapadavu</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Taliparamba</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Kolachery</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Taliparamba</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Kurumathur</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Taliparamba</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Kuttiattoor</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Taliparamba</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Malapattam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Taliparamba</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Mayyil</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Taliparamba</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Pariyaram</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Taliparamba</td></tr></tbody></table>

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Taliparamba Assembly constituency

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Niyama Sabha</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th><th>Tenure</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1967</td><td>3rd</td><td>K. P. R. Poduval</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td><td>1967 – 1970</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>4th</td><td>C. P. Govindan Nambiar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>1970 – 1977</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>5th</td><td>M. V. Raghavan</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td><td>1977 – 1980</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>6th</td><td>C. P. Moosankutty</td><td>1980 – 1982</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>7th</td><td>1982 – 1987</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>8th</td><td>K. K. N. Pariyaram</td><td>1987 – 1991</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>9th</td><td>Pacheni Kunhiraman</td><td>1991 – 1996</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>10th</td><td>M. V. Govindan</td><td>1996 – 2001</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>11th</td><td>2001 – 2006</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td><td>C. K. P. Padmanabhan</td><td>2006 – 2011</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td><td>James Mathew</td><td>2011 – 2016</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>14th</td><td>2016-2021</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>15th</td><td>M. V. Govindan</td><td>Incumbent</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>P. K. Shyamala</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>UDF</td><td>T. K. Govindan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>N. Haridas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Anappally Gopalan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T K Govindan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

There were 2,13,096 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>M. V. Govindan</td><td>92,870</td><td>52.14</td><td>4.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. P. Abdul Rasheed</td><td>70,181</td><td>39.40</td><td>7.84</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. P. Gangadharan</td><td>13,058</td><td>7.33</td><td>1.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>789</td><td>0.44</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. O. P. Shijith</td><td>508</td><td>0.29</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Abdul Rasheed s/o Ismail</td><td>365</td><td>0.20</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Balakrishnan Yadav</td><td>191</td><td>0.11</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Govindan Karayapath</td><td>150</td><td>0.08</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>22,689</td><td>10.74</td><td>14.65</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,78,112</td><td>83.58</td><td>2.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.81</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

There were 1,97,568 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>James Mathew</td><td>91,106</td><td>56.95</td><td>0.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>Rajesh Nambiar</td><td>50,489</td><td>31.56</td><td>5.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. Balakrishnan</td><td>14,742</td><td>9.21</td><td>4.71</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Ibrahim Thiruvatoor</td><td>1,323</td><td>0.83</td><td>0.51</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>867</td><td>0.54</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>P. K .Ayyappan</td><td>675</td><td>0.42</td><td>0.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Sadanandan</td><td>288</td><td>0.18</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Rajesh Kumar</td><td>287</td><td>0.18</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. V. Anil</td><td>203</td><td>0.13</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>40,617</td><td>25.39</td><td>6.09</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,59,980</td><td>80.97</td><td>1.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.82</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

There were 1,74,788 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>James Mathew</td><td>81,031</td><td>56.13</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>Job Michel</td><td>53,170</td><td>36.83</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Jayaprakash</td><td>6,492</td><td>4.50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Muhammadali S. P.</td><td>1,930</td><td>1.34</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Nidheesh Thillankeri</td><td>927</td><td>0.64</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Thomas M. V.</td><td>813</td><td>0.56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>27,861</td><td>19.30</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,44,363</td><td>82.59</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>T. C. Narayanan Nambiar</td><td>31,988</td><td>64.82%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. V. Damodaran Nayanar</td><td>13,658</td><td>27.67%</td><td>27.67%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Abuchengalan</td><td>2,002</td><td>4.06%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. V. George</td><td>1,704</td><td>3.45%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>18,330</td><td>37.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>49,352</td><td>67.24%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>73,401</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>